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existing databases with appropriate privacy protections to automatically register every eligible voter in america and enable their registration to move when they do rather than the current system in which voters must navigate complicated and often changing voter registration rules. we cannot only improve the integrity of elections, but we can save precious taxpayer resources. >> u.s. attorney general eric holder last night proposing an actual idea for actual modest nonpartisan good government federal election reform. and that speech last night, the attorney general also talked about making redistricting more fair and making it easier for members of the armed services to vote, and making sure polling places have enough voting machines. basic stuff, but a national agenda to make our elections fair and boring, as they should be. the elections themselves are an exciting contest, but the way the elections are run should be a nonissue. president obama on election night made his "we have to fix that" comment about the long lines to vote. while eric holder's speech last night was the first high profile s
existing databases with appropriate privacy protections to automatically register every eligible voter in america and enable their registration to move when they do rather than the current system in which voters must navigate complicated and often changing voter registration rules. we cannot only improve the integrity of elections, but we can save precious taxpayer resources. >> u.s. attorney general eric holder last night proposing an actual idea for actual modest nonpartisan good...
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because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. [ male announcer ] if someone asks what it feels like to drive a jeep grand cherokee, tell them it's like being nestled in an eight-way, adjustable, heated and ventilated seat surrounded by a 500-watt sound system while floating on a suspension made of billowy clouds. or you could just hand them your keys. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to "the ed show." thanks for watching tonight. over the past two years, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke has repeatedly asked congress to do something to help the economy. well, democrats and president obama have put a number of major bills, job bills on the table, but boehner and mcconnell and that crowd, they've just done nothing. it's a do
because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. [ male announcer ] if someone asks what it feels like to drive a jeep grand cherokee, tell them it's like being nestled in an eight-way, adjustable, heated...
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because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. >>> of course, we love hearing from our viewers on our twitter and facebook page. earlier we asked you to sum up the legacy of joe lieberman who is retiring and delivered his farewell address on the senate floor today. not a favorite of lefties at all. sheryl says she'll remember lieberman as the man who killed the public option because he feared it would lead to single payer. adios. karen said on her facebook page, lieberman was the guy who left the democratic party and thought sarah palin would be a good vice president. and carol newman describes lieberman as a man who turned from caring about people to only caring about war. keep sharing your thoughts with us on our face
because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. >>> of course, we love hearing from our viewers on our twitter and facebook page. earlier we asked you to sum up the legacy of joe lieberman who is...
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with just 19 days left until america goes off that fiscal cliff, tensions are rising. house speaker john boehner is warning his fellow republicans not to make any christmas plans and tea party conservatives are in no mood to negotiate on tax hikes. >> i tell them come to me after you've gotten rid of all the spending. come to me when you get rid of the $3 million you spent last year to watch monkeys on methamphetamine. come to me after you pay for the money you spent on watching a robotic squirrel. >> tracie potts is live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. no movement to report in the fiscal cliff. we can tell that you across the country mayors and governors are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact back home. there's growing angst on capitol hill over the fiscal cliff. >> figure it out. >> it's really time to get serious. >> reporter: mayors are getting nervous. >> congress needs to act immediately. >> reporter: and the public is worried. in our new nbc/"wall street journal" poll, 70% of democrats and 59% of republicans urge compromise. the country
with just 19 days left until america goes off that fiscal cliff, tensions are rising. house speaker john boehner is warning his fellow republicans not to make any christmas plans and tea party conservatives are in no mood to negotiate on tax hikes. >> i tell them come to me after you've gotten rid of all the spending. come to me when you get rid of the $3 million you spent last year to watch monkeys on methamphetamine. come to me after you pay for the money you spent on watching a robotic...
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apply online or at a bank of america near you. than giving her a diamond is surprising her with one. save the surprise. shop online and ship to any zales store free. only at the diamond store. ♪ i'm lost in the light this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. on the heels of the michigan's right-to-work law. union leaders are focusing on upcoming gubernatorial elections. at the same time, looking at options on how to appeal the laws already in effect. the huffington post points out there's a slew of lawsuits, citizen's initiative, repealing legislation and line item veto. opponents' right-to-work laws are formulating a strategy of their own. if they got michigan perhaps this is where they'd move next. the top five states with unionized workforces. joining me dem
apply online or at a bank of america near you. than giving her a diamond is surprising her with one. save the surprise. shop online and ship to any zales store free. only at the diamond store. ♪ i'm lost in the light this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ]...
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we are not throwing america's seniors over the cliff to give a tax cut to the wealthiest people in america. >> i have to ask you, sir, is there a fight over medicare within the democratic party? and is that contributing to the lack of progress in these negotiations? >> no, there isn't. the democratic party supports the president. he's looking for savings in medicare like we have prescription drug price negotiation, that saves $160 billion. what we don't want to do is cost shift or raise the eligibility age. serve on everybody is on a razor's edge. bottom line, this really is a two-person negotiation between the president and speaker boehner. >> but congressman, you'll remember that when speaker boehner and the president were in those grand bargain negotiations, the president is alleged to have mentioned the possibility of raising the qualifying age. >> that's right. and that caused a great deal of concern among democrats. >> it certainly did, and this week he was asked a question by barbara walters in an interview, and again he didn't slam that down as if that was something he would not co
we are not throwing america's seniors over the cliff to give a tax cut to the wealthiest people in america. >> i have to ask you, sir, is there a fight over medicare within the democratic party? and is that contributing to the lack of progress in these negotiations? >> no, there isn't. the democratic party supports the president. he's looking for savings in medicare like we have prescription drug price negotiation, that saves $160 billion. what we don't want to do is cost shift or...
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shows a top of economic nihilism that they don't care about the credit rating of the united states of america. we already knew that. the other difference that is going to hurt them, we are seeing it in the bloomberg news poll and the views. this should be a compromise time and obama should get the tax hike on the upper 2%. people talk about a teachable moment. this is a teachable month. this is taking a long time. it hurts republicans because people are seeing the intransigents and seeing who is in the way of recovery. >> there is a new theory about the pace of things. chris van hollen thinks it has something to do with speaker boehner's future. >> i am getting increasingly concerned that one of the reasons the speaker is deciding to, i think, spring out these discussions is that he wants to wait until january 3rd, when the election for speaker takes place. >> krystal, that's the kind of thing i wish i thought of. i've been seeing this thing as being a january 3rd or 4th reality point for negotiations. i wish i would have caught that point. that's a good point. >> here is something that you d
shows a top of economic nihilism that they don't care about the credit rating of the united states of america. we already knew that. the other difference that is going to hurt them, we are seeing it in the bloomberg news poll and the views. this should be a compromise time and obama should get the tax hike on the upper 2%. people talk about a teachable moment. this is a teachable month. this is taking a long time. it hurts republicans because people are seeing the intransigents and seeing who...
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walmart. ♪ from america's gift headquarters. walmart. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build
walmart. ♪ from america's gift headquarters. walmart. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. time for citi price rewind. because your...
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that's what this america is about. in 2011 we came together and put in place discretionary spending caps that will reduce our debt by over $1 trillion in the coming decade. we also agreed to find another trillion in savings before december 31 of this year. while significant spending cuts are a necessary part of a balanced solution, any plan to responsibly lower the deficit can't come from cuts alone. revenue must also be part of a solution. i have appreciated that several of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have acknowledged this, that revenue must be part of the solution. now we have to put words into action. i think the most common refrain i hear from the business community at home when we discuss what it will take to spur investment and create jobs, what they talk about is certainty. they need certainty. they need certainty if they're a farmer and we need to include the farm bill in this package so they know what they need to get for their crop insurance. they need certainty if they're a businessperson
that's what this america is about. in 2011 we came together and put in place discretionary spending caps that will reduce our debt by over $1 trillion in the coming decade. we also agreed to find another trillion in savings before december 31 of this year. while significant spending cuts are a necessary part of a balanced solution, any plan to responsibly lower the deficit can't come from cuts alone. revenue must also be part of a solution. i have appreciated that several of our colleagues on...
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all those states together, holy smokes, that's the rust belt of america. it's the breadbasket of union membership in this country. so look at a these right-to-work states. they almost always go republican. so what the gop is missing is what? the rust belt. that's right. if they can crack the democratic hold on the rust belt, they can cobble together electoral victories. keep in mind none of those michigan republicans ran on a right-to-work platform because if they had, they would never have been elected to the house or senate in that state. they were mum's the word. they were pretty quiet about that. but, you know, once they got in, here comes the big money interests like the koch brothers. they are now pulling all the levers of government in the shadows in every state they possibly can. right wing groups reportedly threatened michigan senate majority leader randy richardsville, threatened his leadership post and promised him a primary challenge in 2014 if he refused to move on this right-to-work legislation. he did. it passed, it's signed, now it's law. t
all those states together, holy smokes, that's the rust belt of america. it's the breadbasket of union membership in this country. so look at a these right-to-work states. they almost always go republican. so what the gop is missing is what? the rust belt. that's right. if they can crack the democratic hold on the rust belt, they can cobble together electoral victories. keep in mind none of those michigan republicans ran on a right-to-work platform because if they had, they would never have...
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stuart: quite prepared to sell america cheap. >> america is not on sale. [laughter] charles: unless the buyer has cash. >> okay, it might be. stuart: settle down everyone. i want to show you a place in miami. this, the asking price was almost 6 million dollars. now this is a mansion and a half. 6 million the asking. what was the buying price? >> we have it under contract for 5 million dollars. stuart: under contract means somebody is going to buy this thing? >> yes. stuart: they put a deposit down. you have the money. stuart: exactly. we have the money. -- >> who have the money. a saudi arabian buyer has it rented for three years. stuart: the per year rental? >> $30,000 a month. they're willing to pay the first year and a half up front. stuart: wait a second. the buyer, the buyer, the saudi? >> yes. stuart: he's going to rent it? already have an agreement for three years at 30,000 a month, $360,000 a year guaranteed income coming in for the purchase price of 5 million. >> right. so basically it's another half a million dollars after taxes and insurance and
stuart: quite prepared to sell america cheap. >> america is not on sale. [laughter] charles: unless the buyer has cash. >> okay, it might be. stuart: settle down everyone. i want to show you a place in miami. this, the asking price was almost 6 million dollars. now this is a mansion and a half. 6 million the asking. what was the buying price? >> we have it under contract for 5 million dollars. stuart: under contract means somebody is going to buy this thing? >> yes....
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all homeowners almost in america. you can look back. i have to say, though, i think the republicans have themselves to blaik blame on this because two years ago the president was offering a much more favorable ratio to them in terms of cuts and revenue increases, and now it's more of a one-to-one ratio, and that was his mandate. i'll say, though, that the think the debt ceiling issue is huge. it's going to be huge for markets. the worst thing for the economy is this on again-off again thing. >> right. >> i think that you can see earlier the clip from ben bernanke feeling like is he the last man standing in washington that can keep the economy going. you saw just yesterday that he said he is going to keep interest rates low until unemployment hits 6.5%, which is a real -- >> it's terrific. >> it's very dramatic for the fed. very dramatic. it shows the real importance of the situation. >> and he has to stay relevant. i want to go to luke russert. just on the question of timing. if this can't be done this week, can it be done at all? just
all homeowners almost in america. you can look back. i have to say, though, i think the republicans have themselves to blaik blame on this because two years ago the president was offering a much more favorable ratio to them in terms of cuts and revenue increases, and now it's more of a one-to-one ratio, and that was his mandate. i'll say, though, that the think the debt ceiling issue is huge. it's going to be huge for markets. the worst thing for the economy is this on again-off again thing....
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-bound flight. >> going to america. miami. >> reporter: and in the dead of night, a stranger delivered this stack of cash. >> very nice. in fact, i thought that it has to be counterfeit. >> reporter: mcafee left behind his entire fortune, including his beachfront compound, after the november 10th murder of his neighbor, greg faull, in belize. police there say he isn't a suspect. police say they wanted to question him. but he disguised himself and fled. eventually turning up in guatemala december 3rd. there, just a day later, he was detained for entering illegally. suddenly, he fell ill. leading to this surreal scene with reporters chasing him in his ambulance, and right into the emergency room. he now says, it was all a ruse. what about your illness? >> what about my illness? >> reporter: was that part of the deception? >> of course. it kept me from going back to belize. >> reporter: now, back in the u.s. this morning, he's answering critics who say it was all a publicity stunt. >> what's the best story in millionaire m
-bound flight. >> going to america. miami. >> reporter: and in the dead of night, a stranger delivered this stack of cash. >> very nice. in fact, i thought that it has to be counterfeit. >> reporter: mcafee left behind his entire fortune, including his beachfront compound, after the november 10th murder of his neighbor, greg faull, in belize. police there say he isn't a suspect. police say they wanted to question him. but he disguised himself and fled. eventually turning...
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people want and used health care in america. it is an increase of utilization. kaiser health news, we had an edge to story who talked about trying to get the price of an m.r.i. try to find out how much it would cost and she could not get an answer. when she did get an answer, they were all over the map. these providers are cutting -- they have contracts with organizations to be reimbursed at certain levels. if you want to get a procedure and you're not in that plan, it will cost you more. we're used to comparison shopping. why can we do for health care? host: christine in arizona. caller: i have a couple of questions. one is with taxes. i look forward to tax time because i was get three times the rate of what ever i paid in back. i've gotten older, i don't understand how that's possible for somebody to get back three times what they paid in. host: any comment you want to make? guest: the cult may be talking about the man of money people pay into social security or medicare and the amount of benefits they receive. there is some discussion of what people pay in an
people want and used health care in america. it is an increase of utilization. kaiser health news, we had an edge to story who talked about trying to get the price of an m.r.i. try to find out how much it would cost and she could not get an answer. when she did get an answer, they were all over the map. these providers are cutting -- they have contracts with organizations to be reimbursed at certain levels. if you want to get a procedure and you're not in that plan, it will cost you more. we're...